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  • Posted: Mar 12, 2019
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Andela is a global talent accelerator that produces world-class remote developers and connects them with top employers. Andela finds the brightest young people in Africa and gives them the training and mentorship needed to thrive as full-time, remote developers for companies around the world. The company is backed by investors including Steve Case, Omidya...
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    Engineering Sourcing Manager - Africa (Talent Acquisition)

    Locations: Lagos - Nigeria, Nairobi - Kenya

    About the Role

    • Andela is looking to hire an Engineering Sourcing Manager, to join either our Nairobi or Lagos offices. We’ve recently surpassed the exciting milestone of 1,400 Andelans globally, and plan to reach double that size by of 2020 - the Engineering hiring team will drive much of that growth. Of course, we care about growth in both the quantity and quality of our employees, so our recruiters’ success is measured not just by their time-to-hire and headcount filled, but also by pass-through rate, EPIC values alignment, and other more qualitative metrics. This role is a recruiting leadership role and driving hiring for a flagship Andela position.
    • While based in Nairobi or Lagos - you will collaborate heavily with the recruiting team and department stakeholders in our Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala and Cairo Offices. You will lead a team of high-calibre talent acquisition experts/sources, designing and driving sourcing and hiring strategies for for elite technologists across Africa - and partner with Recruiting and Leadership teams globally. This opportunity is ideal for talent acquisition managers in the tech and start-up space across technical hiring, and ideal for levelling-up in international exposure and work at a mission-driven, fast-paced business.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Building and managing a high-performing engineering/technical sourcing team (while scaling the team further) - focussed on hiring technologists across Africa
    • Partner with Recruiting, People (HR) and data teams globally to solve for improving quality of hires, our assessment process, our diverse hiring ratios and Andela branding
    • Building and maintaining a talent map of engineering technologists across Africa - and relevant diaspora talent
    • Build and maintain strong relationships across Andela Leadership and Recruiting leads - and ensure candidate pipeline goals are met

    Requirements

    • In depth experience of leading a recruiting team/function, with strong strategic, people managerial and tactical execution exposure
    • Have the ambition to be a key driver in Andela technical staff sourcing as we enter into a period of unprecedented growth
    • A strong background in active sourcing across various platforms (such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Github, Angelist, and others) - as you manage a group deep diving across countries to uncover top talent
    • Experience in technical talent acquisition is an advantage
    • Have a combination of an experience-oriented and data-driven approach
    • Understanding of how to best use different technology/tools to optimise a rapidly scaling Africa workforce
    • Strong time management and organizational skills
    • Experience working with multiple stakeholders and teams in a fast-paced environment
    • Excellent knowledge and passion about Andela’s mission and vision
    • Able to convincingly sell Andela’s opportunity to prospective employees
    • Excellent written and spoken communication skills, as well as good listening skills.

    Benefits & Compensation

    • Full-time compensation
    • Full medical coverage
    • Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided daily
    • Beautiful working environment
    • Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
    • Oh, and a chance to change the world!

    Method of Application

    Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

    Interested and qualified? Go to Andela on boards.greenhouse.io to apply

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